did you know right away or withs it just your mom? just my mom. she showed me. and then you knew? uh-huh. levi, who dubbed your dog the canine houdini? i think that was the humane society. is that a name that s going to stick or will that dog that s passed out next to you still be rope? he ll still be rope. why did you call him rope, by the way? we raise cattle and we got him to be a cow dog. so we named him rope when he was a little puppy and turns out he does not like the word cow. are you going to he d rather do this. are you going to put an extra lock on the doors? we have. yeah. we ve done that and then bought chain on his kennel and we have taken precautionary measures. finally, what was it like when he saw you? was there a lot of emotion or